News by Matt S. Well, looks like I’m going to be paying a fortune to get a gaming PC beefy enough to do the whole VR thing. Degica Games has announced that it is bringing Hatsune Miku VR, exclusively to Steam VR. Unlike the VR games that are available on…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. I play Space Invaders – the original one – on a weekly basis. I have a $3000 arcade cocktail cabinet in my home, and it’s got something like 10,000 games on it, and basically all I play is Space Invaders (okay, I occasionally break out Pac-Man…
Read MoreNews by Lindsay M., Matt C., and Matt S. Welcome to Digitally Downloaded’s regular catch-up news feature. With each issue we will bring you the best news that you may have missed. Grab the biggest mug you’ve got, fill it with your favourite brew, and catch up with us (and…
Read MoreArticle by Matt S. I’ve been playing around a little bit with Visual Novel Maker, the upcoming “Maker” software from the same publishers as the RPG Maker series. I’m not going to run a full review on it just yet (it releases on the 16th of the month), but I…
Read MoreInterview by Matt S. One of the more exciting bits of software coming out in November is not even a game, but rather a piece of “Maker” software. Visual Novel Maker belongs to the same “franchise” as the excellent RPG Maker games, and is being produced in collaboration between Kadokawa…
Read MoreReview by Clark A. Last year, fans of bullet hell shooters were treated to Touhou Genso Rondo: Bullet Ballet. Fusing bullet hell madness with the psychology of fighting games, it proved the genre is more adaptable than casual observers give it credit for. It’s easy to forget, though, that this…
Read MoreReview by Matt C. Thanks to publishers like Degica, Steam is quickly becoming a bastion of classic bullet hell shoot ‘em ups, and this a wonderful thing. It’s a niche genre, but also one with a long and storied history spanning many different consoles and generations. Having as much of…
Read MoreNews by Lindsay M. Welcome to Digitally Downloaded’s weekly news feature, Catch-up coffee Monday. Each Monday we will bring you the best news from the previous week that you may have missed. Grab the biggest mug you’ve got, fill it with your favourite brew, and catch up with us (and…
Read MoreThat DariusBurst launches at a standard retail price despite being both digital-exclusive and a niche 2D shooter represents unwavering faith from its publisher, Degica, in its raw quality. The Darius franchise hasn’t necessarily topped the charts throughout its 30 odd years on the market but it’s a brand that has…
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